Welcome to My Personal Walk4Hearing Page

The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Walk4Hearing
increases awareness about hearing loss, helps to eradicate the stigma
associated with it and raises funds to provide information and support for
people with hearing loss. Since 2006, the Walk4Hearing has raised more than $12
million and has become the largest walk for hearing loss taking place in cities
across the United States.

Why Walk?We walk because hearing loss is a public health issue third in
line after heart disease and arthritis.

Approximately
48 million Americans have some form of hearing loss

More
than 30 million Americans are exposed to dangerous levels of noise in
their workplaces

An
estimated 1 in 5 American teens experiences some degree of hearing loss

2.3
million Veterans receive either disability compensation for
service-connected hearing disabilities or are in treatment for related
hearing issues

Hearing loss affects one's ability to communicate every day in
different situations - from a dinner conversation at a noisy restaurant, on the
phone, to not hearing alarm clocks and smoke alarms. For people with hearing
loss, these situations can be become obstacles without the right information
and support. HLAA provides the assistance and resources for people with hearing
loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss.